Romário de Souza Faria (born January 29, 1966 in Rio de Janeiro), better known simply as Romário, is a Brazilian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Miami FC of the USL First Division. He is one of a select group of players with over 50 goals in international matches and one of Brazil's most famous and outstanding forwards. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game.

On January 28 2006, one day before his fortieth birthday, he scored his 950th goal (official FIFA count). He is currently pursuing the figure 1,000 goals, a mark officially obtained only by legendary Pelé.

Career

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He started his career playing for Vasco da Gama (becoming one of the best footballers of the club in the last two decades) where he won two State Championships (1987/88). Between 1988 and 1992 he played for PSV Eindhoven, who won the Dutch League in 1989, 1991 and 1992. In 1993 he moved to FC Barcelona and won the Spanish League the same year. As a member of the Brazilian national team, Romário won the silver Olympic medal in Seoul in 1988, scoring seven goals. Partnering with Bebeto in the attack, he led his country to the 1994 FIFA World Cup title, scoring five goals in the tournament. He was voted the most outstanding player of the tournament. Romário was named FIFA World Player of the Year in 1994, after being the runner-up in 1993. In 1995 he returned to Brazil to play for Flamengo. He spent the next year in Valencia. In 1998, he missed out the World Cup due to injury and then returned to Flamengo until 1999.

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